The federal law that guarantees fair hours and wages is the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The FLSA created the 40-hour week, rukes for overtime, and the minimum wage. It became law in 1938 after some employers exploited the circumstances of the Great Depression to impose dangerous conditions and long hours on workers. In 2016, […]
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“Florida has a lot of opportunities for landlords,” according to Rick Drew, market leader for the Miami division of the property management company Renters Warehouse. If you’re a landlord in central Florida, you already know those opportunities entail some considerable legal obligations. Failure to meet all of those obligations can land you in court – unnecessarily
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If you already operate your own business in Florida or if you are starting up your own new business, congratulations. Starting a new business can be exciting, and being your own boss can be genuinely gratifying. But running a business can also be somewhat dangerous, and you’ll face many types of risk as a business
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If you are the sole proprietor of your own small business in Florida, as a business formation law firm in Florida, we must tell you that you must report all of your business income or losses on your personal federal income tax return. Because your small business is a single proprietorship, it is not taxed apart from
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What is the difference between an agreement and a contract? If you own a small business, you need to be precise about the distinction. An “agreement” is simply any arrangement or understanding between two or more parties about their rights and responsibilities to each other. These kinds of arrangements may be “gentlemen’s agreements,” where the agreement
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Starting a new business in the state of Florida can be an exciting time in an individual’s life, but it also requires hard work and dedication. This infographic explores and illustrates the four essential steps necessary to start an LLC in Florida beginning with naming your LLC and ending with creating an operating agreement. If you
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Every business owner understands the importance of legally protecting his or her company’s intellectual property. As intellectual property lawyers, we know that your company’s intellectual property is anything that your company creates – art, blueprints, writings, software, formulas – along with your customer and sales data and your other vital business information. Intellectual property can include
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For small business owners, intellectual property protection is a top priority. Creating and circulating a trademark – a name, symbol, or logo that people instantly identify with a company – is for many businesses an important part of creating public awareness. Trademark laws aim to prevent others from accidentally or intentionally taking advantage of the
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Marijuana is about to become a much bigger part of everyday life in Florida. One strain of cannabis will soon be cultivated here legally. A number of Florida municipalities are decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana. And another proposed constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana for medicinal use in Florida, the Right to Medical
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